Bicycle Network: Measure & Understand

Count results from Melbourne &Victoria

Here are some data summaries from Melbourne and Victoria

National Cycling Participation Survey

During March 2011 the Australian Bicycle Council is conducting a survey of cycling participation Australia wide as part of evaluation of the 2011-16 National Cycling Strategy. For the first time we'll have a handle how many people are riding bikes and for what reasons.

New loop counters coming

The Government continues to invest in bike counting systems.

Permanent induction loop counters: on road

VicRoads have started to roll out a new series of Loop counters across the inner Melbourne on-road network.

Permanent induction loop counters: shared paths

In November 2005 VicRoads installed 17 permanent inductive loop counters on the off-road path network around Melbourne. These counters count bicycle volumes 24 hours per day, every day of the year. Count site have since been added on some roads.

Route 33 Bike Counts

Bicycle Network Victoria has been measuring bike and vehicle numbers on Beach Rd since 2007

Visual counts

Visual counts are an important tool to help you manage your development of bike riding. Other stakeholders may refer to these statistics to help justify investment in cycling infrastructure and initiatives. Bicycle Network Victoria coordinates annual visual counts across Australia - Super Tuesday in March and Super Sunday in November.